Peter Tesei
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Peter Tesei
| birth_name = Peter James Tesei
| image =
| caption = Official portrait, 2007
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|3|5}}
| birth_place = Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
| office = First Selectman of Greenwich, Connecticut
| termstart = 2007
| termend = 2019
| party = Republican
| children = 2
| occupation = Businessman, politician
| education = Greenwich Country Day School
Julian Curtiss School
| alma_mater = Mount Holyoke College (BA)
University of Connecticut (BA)
| successor = Fred Camillo
| predecessor = Jim Lash
}}
Peter James Tesei ({{IPAc-en|t|ə|s|ə}}; {{Respell|Tes-EE}} born March 5, 1969) is an American businessman and politician. He served six terms as First Selectman of Greenwich, Connecticut for the Republican Party.{{Cite web |title=Former Boards of Selectmen {{!}} Greenwich, CT |url=https://www.greenwichct.gov/532/Former-Boards-of-Selectmen |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=www.greenwichct.gov}} He was succeeded by Fred Camillo in 2019.{{Cite web |last=Borsuk |first=Ken |date=2019-11-23 |title=After decades in Greenwich government, Peter Tesei packs up his office |url=https://www.greenwichtime.com/politics_copy/article/After-decades-in-Greenwich-government-Peter-14857669.php |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=GreenwichTime |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2019-02-01 |title=Republican Peter Tesei won't seek re-election as Greenwich first selectman |url=https://www.courant.com/politics/capitol-watch/hc-pol-tesei-greenwich-reelection-20190201-bczhgycaxne6nckvoaa2d5jaiq-story.html |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=Hartford Courant |language=en-US}} Tesei was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut in 2018.{{Cite web |title=Peter Tesei |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Peter_Tesei |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Borsuk |first=Ken |date=2018-08-08 |title=Tesei joins Stewart on the campaign trail for lieutenant governor |url=https://www.greenwichtime.com/local/article/Tesei-joins-Stewart-on-the-campaign-trail-for-13142130.php |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=GreenwichTime |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2018-04-24 |title=Erin Stewart, Peter Tesei Forge Unusual Alliance In Governor's Race |url=https://www.courant.com/politics/elections/hc-pol-erin-stewart-announcement-20180424-story.html |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=Hartford Courant |language=en-US}}
Early life
Tesei was born March 5, 1969, in Greenwich, Connecticut. His parents returned to town in 1967. He attended Julian Curtiss School and Greenwich Country Day School before enrolling at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts.{{Cite web |date=2017-11-01 |title=Letter: Tesei 'a trusted leader' |url=https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/opinion/article/Letter-Tesei-a-trusted-leader-12321179.php |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=StamfordAdvocate |language=en-US}} He transferred to University of Connecticut where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 1991.
Career
Before he was elected as First Selectman, Tesei was Vice President of the wealth management group at BNY Mellon in New York.{{Cite web |title=Peter Tesei {{!}} Greenwich Economic Forum |url=https://greenwicheconomicforum.com/peter-tesei/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125214751/https://greenwicheconomicforum.com/peter-tesei/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=November 25, 2020 |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=greenwicheconomicforum.com}} Tesei is the owner of Peter J. Tesei, LLC, a consulting and advisory business and public affairs and communications firm for non-profits.{{Cite web |title=PETER J. TESEI LLC |url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ct/1339637 |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=opencorporates.com}} He serves as executive director for Pathway's, Inc.{{Cite web |title=Contact Us – Pathways |url=https://pways.org/contact-us/ |access-date=2023-04-21 |language=en}}
Politics
In 1988 at age 18, he was elected to the Greenwich Town Representative Meeting (RTM), the legislative body of Greenwich, Connecticut. He spent nearly twenty years in municipal government, serving on the Board of Estimate and Taxation. In 1986, he was endorsed with a letter of support by Lowell Weicker.
In 2007, he was elected First Selectman of Greenwich and served six terms until resigning in 2019.
Personal life
Tesei married Jill (née Vaughan) Tesei, a board certified psychiatric nurse practitioner, who operates an independent practice.{{Cite web |title=JILL VAUGHAN TESEI |url=https://www.atcgreenwich.com/jill-vaughan-tesei |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=atcgreenwich |language=en}} They reside in Cos Cob and have two children; James (born 2009) and Caroline (born 2007).{{Cite web |date=2012-04-24 |title=First Selectman Tesei buys $1.25M home in Cos Cob |url=https://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/first-selectman-tesei-buys-1-25m-home-in-cos-cob-3504059.php |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=GreenwichTime |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Borsuk |first=Ken |date=2021-11-11 |title=Former First Selectman Peter Tesei takes helm of Pathways, Greenwich nonprofit that helps those with mental illnesses |url=https://www.greenwichtime.com/local/article/Former-First-Selectman-Peter-Tesei-takes-helm-of-16610625.php |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=GreenwichTime |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Neil Vigdor, Staff |date=2011-05-26 |title=Tesei, Theis launch Greenwich re-election bids |url=https://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/tesei-theis-launch-greenwich-re-election-bids-1396254.php |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=GreenwichTime |language=en-US}}